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Recognised as Colour

#DE8B38

  • #DE8B38
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#DE8B38 is a orange with RGB values 222, 139, 56 and HSL 30°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#DE8B38#DE8B38
HEX#DE8B38
RGBrgb(222, 139, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5451, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(30, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.4%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,632
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8B38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#2174C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5932Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A639no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F2787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 8.9Sandy brown · ΔE 12.4Chocolate · ΔE 15.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.8Coral · ΔE 21.9Goldenrod · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#388BDE
Analogous#DE3838, #DEDE38
Triadic#38DE8B, #8B38DE
Split complementary#38DEDE, #3838DE
Tetradic#38DE38, #388BDE, #DE38DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF1E7
Lighter +30%#F4D8BB
Lighter +20%#EDBE8F
Lighter +10%#E5A564
Darker −10%#C37220
Darker −20%#975819
Darker −30%#6B3F12
Darker −40%#3F250B
More saturated +25%#FB8B1B
Less saturated −25%#C18B55

Channel breakdown

R222
G139
B56
Red222 (87.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G 8B · B 38

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